India women's cricket team in England and Ireland in 2006

The India women's national cricket team toured Ireland and England between July and September 2006. They played Ireland in 2 One Day Internationals, winning the series 2–0. They then played England in 1 Twenty20 International, 2 Test matches and 5 ODIs. England won the ODI series 4–0, whilst India won the Test series and T20I series, both 1–0.[1]

Indian women's cricket team in Ireland in 2006
 
  Ireland India
Dates 29 – 30 July 2006
Captains Heather Whelan Mithali Raj
One Day International series
Results India won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Caitriona Beggs (63) Mithali Raj (116)
Most wickets 4 bowlers (2) Nooshin Al Khadeer (4)

England's Sarah Taylor set the record for the fastest cricketer, male of female, to earn their first cap in all three formats of international cricket, doing so in the space of nine days.[2]

Tour of Ireland

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Squads

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  Ireland[3]   India[4]

WODI Series

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1st ODI

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29 July 2006
Scorecard
India  
212/5 (48 overs)
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  Ireland
105 (44.2 overs)
Karu Jain 56 (114)
Heather Whelan 2/46 (10 overs)
Clare Shillington 31 (64)
Nooshin Al Khadeer 2/21 (8 overs)
India Women won by 107 runs
Railway Union Cricket Club, Sandymount, Dublin
Umpires: Alan Tuffery (Ire) and Louis Fourie (Ire)
  • Ireland Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain.
  • Preeti Dimri (Ind) made her WODI debut.

2nd ODI

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30 July 2006
Scorecard
India  
239/4 (50 overs)
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  Ireland
135/8 (40.2 overs)
Mithali Raj 66 (87)
Jill Whelan 1/39 (10 overs)
Caitriona Beggs 63* (115)
Nooshin Al Khadeer 2/20 (8 overs)
India Women won by 78 runs (DLS method)
The Vineyard, Dublin
Umpires: David Walsh (Ire) and Rodney Molins (Ire)
  • Ireland Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ireland Women target was 214 from 40 overs.
  • Nidhi Buley (Ind) made her WODI debut.

Tour of England

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Indian women's cricket team in England in 2006
     
  England India
Dates 2 August – 1 September 2006
Captains Charlotte Edwards Mithali Raj
Test series
Result India won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs Caroline Atkins (180) Mithali Raj (134)
Most wickets Laura Marsh (6)
Jenny Gunn (6)
Jhulan Goswami (15)
Player of the series Jhulan Goswami (Ind)
One Day International series
Results England won the 5-match series 4–0
Most runs Claire Taylor (225) Mithali Raj (191)
Most wickets Isa Guha (9) Nooshin Al Khadeer (5)
Player of the series Jenny Gunn (Eng)
Twenty20 International series
Results India won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Jenny Gunn (38) Rumeli Dhar (66)
Most wickets Katherine Brunt (1)
Beth Morgan (1)
Jhulan Goswami (2)

Squads

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  England[5]   India[4]

Tour matches

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50-over match: England A v India

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2 August 2006
Scorecard
India  
128 (39.4 overs)
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  England A
70/1 (26 overs)
Mithali Raj 52 (93)
Kathryn Doherty 3/21 (7 overs)
Steph Davies 27* (77)
Amita Sharma 1/19 (5 overs)
England A Women won by 1 run (DLS method)
Uppingham School, Uppingham
Umpires: John James (Eng) and Alan Wilson (Eng)
  • India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • When play was halted due to rain, the England A Women target was 70.

20-over match: Marylebone Cricket Club v India

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3 August 2006
Scorecard
Marylebone Cricket Club
117/6 (20 overs)
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  India
118/4 (20 overs)
Hemlata Kala 39* (39)
Natasha Miles 1/20 (5 overs)
India Women won by 6 wickets
Uppingham School, Uppingham
Umpires: John Harris (Eng) and John Hayes (Eng)
  • India Women won the toss and elected to field.

20-over match: Marylebone Cricket Club v India

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3 August 2006
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  India
97/7 (20 overs)
Beth Wild 22 (36)
Preeti Dimri 4/6 (4 overs)
Rumeli Dhar 40 (–)
Bev Nicholson 4/12 (4 overs)
India Women won by 3 wickets
Uppingham School, Uppingham
Umpires: John Harris (Eng) and John Hayes (Eng)
  • Marylebone Cricket Club Women won the toss and elected to bat.

Only T20I

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3 August 2006
Scorecard
England  
107/8 (20 overs)
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  India
109/2 (19.2 overs)
Jenny Gunn 38 (52)
Jhulan Goswami 2/14 (4 overs)
Rumeli Dhar 66* (69)
Katherine Brunt 1/10 (4 overs)
India Women won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: George Sharp (Eng) and Neil Bainton (Eng)
Player of the match: Rumeli Dhar (Ind)

Test Series

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1st Test

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8 – 11 August 2006
Scorecard
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  India
223 (88.2 overs)
Caroline Atkins 73 (146)
Jhulan Goswami 3/46 (18.2 overs)
298 (138.1 overs)
Hemlata Kala 69 (179)
Laura Newton 3/57 (17.1 overs)
345/8d (102.3 overs)
Claire Taylor 115 (233)
Preeti Dimri 3/75 (25 overs)
187/8 (74 overs)
Rumeli Dhar 57 (123)
Laura Marsh 3/44 (18 overs)
Match drawn
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) and Trevor Jesty (Eng)

2nd Test

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29 August – 1 September 2006
Scorecard
India  
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307 (148.1 overs)
Anjum Chopra 98 (295)
Isa Guha 4/61 (40.1 overs)
99 (51 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 26 (54)
Jhulan Goswami 5/33 (13 overs)
98/5 (29.2 overs)
Karu Jain 34 (59)
Holly Colvin 2/26 (8 overs)
305 (160.2 overs) (f/o)
Charlotte Edwards 105 (223)
Jhulan Goswami 5/45 (36.2 overs)
India Women won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Neil Mallender (Eng) and Roy Palmer (Eng)
  • India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Reema Malhotra (Ind) made her WTest debut.

WODI Series

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1st ODI

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14 August 2006
Scorecard
England  
253/3 (48 overs)
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  India
153/7 (48 overs)
Claire Taylor 156* (151)
Nooshin Al Khadeer 1/65 (9 overs)
Mithali Raj 59 (111)
Beth Morgan 3/39 (9 overs)
England Women won by 100 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater (Eng) and Pasty Harris (Eng)
  • India Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain.
  • Holly Colvin and Sarah Taylor (Eng) both made their WODI debuts.

2nd ODI

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17 August 2006
Scorecard
England  
42/2 (16 overs)
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  India
Laura Newton 24* (41)
Amita Sharma 1/14 (7 overs)
No result
Denis Compton Oval, Shenley
Umpires: Martin Bodenham (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
  • India Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play possible due to rain.
  • Laura Marsh (Eng) made her WODI debut.

3rd ODI

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19 August 2006
Scorecard
India  
185/6 (50 overs)
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  England
188/5 (49.2 overs)
Mithali Raj 73 (103)
Isa Guha 4/29 (10 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 47 (61)
Preeti Dimri 2/25 (10 overs)
England Women won by 5 wickets
Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel
Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater (Eng) and Martin Bodenham (Eng)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to field.

4th ODI

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24 August 2006
Scorecard
India  
192/8 (50 overs)
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  England
195/7 (45.4 overs)
Anjum Chopra 53 (113)
Jenny Gunn 1/16 (7 overs)
Sarah Taylor 61 (63)
Jhulan Goswami 3/20 (10 overs)
England Women won by 3 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Graham Burgess (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Sarah Taylor (Eng)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI

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24 August 2006
Scorecard
India  
131 (47.4 overs)
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  England
132/3 (37.5 overs)
Anjum Chopra 44 (118)
Isa Guha 3/22 (10 overs)
Laura Newton 41 (62)
Preeti Dimri 2/21 (10 overs)
England Women won by 7 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Graham Burgess (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Isa Guha (Eng)
  • India Women won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ "India Women tour of Ireland and England 2006". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Has anyone won their first caps in all three formats quicker than Alana King?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Records/India Women in Ireland Women's ODI Series, 2006 - Ireland Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Records/India Women Tour of Ireland and England, Jul-Sep 2006/All Matches/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Records/India Women in England Women's Test Series, 2006 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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